AB 2140 (2006) allows California counties and cities to be considered for additional state cost-share on eligible Public Assistance (PA) projects by adopting their current, FEMA-approved LHMPs into the Safety Element of their General Plan. This adoption, along with other requirements, makes the County or City eligible to be considered for part or all of its local-share costs on eligible PA projects to be provided by the state through the California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA).

This AB 2140 fact sheet includes information for counties and cities, steps required to become AB 2140 compliant, and frequently asked questions. For any questions about AB2140 compliance, please contact AB2140@CalOES.ca.gov.

Assembly Bill 2684

AB 2684 (2024) requires jurisdictions revise and update their safety element upon revision of its LHMP, or every 8 years. The revision of the safety element must identify new information relating to extreme heat hazards applicable to the city or county that was not available during the previous revision of the safety element

Read the bill here.

Senate Bill 99

SB 99 (2019) requires safety elements to include information to identify residential developments in hazard areas that do not have at least two emergency evacuation routes.

Read the bill here.

Senate Bill 379

SB 379 (2015) requires cities and counties to include climate adaptation and resilience strategies in the safety element of their general plans.

Read the bill here.

Senate Bill 1000

SB 1000 (2016) requires review and revision of general plan safety elements to address only flooding and fires (not climate adaptation and resilience) and requires environmental justice to be included in general plans.

Read the bill here.

Senate Bill 1241

SB 1241 mandates wildfire planning responsibilities of local governments that have jurisdiction in State Responsibility Areas and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

Read the bill here.

Tribal Mitigation Planning Resources

Planning Requirements

FEMA Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide (2017)

FEMA Tribal Mitigation Planning Handbook (2019)

FEMA Region 9 Tribal Plan Review Tool (PRT)

Code of Federal Regulations – Local Mitigation Plans

State Hazard Mitigation Plan

Volume 1: Core Plan

Volume 1 is the Core Plan and profiles the hazards California faces, documents the State’s hazard mitigation program, and describes existing and proposed actions to mitigate the risk of those hazards.

Volume 1 – Full Volume

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Adoption and Approval Letters

Part 1 – Background Information

Part 2 – Profiles and Risk Assessments for Natural Hazards of Interest

Part 3 – Profiles for Other Hazards of Interest

Part 4 – Hazard Mitigation for Local Jurisdictions

Part 5 – Mitigation Strategy

Part 6 – Enhanced State Plan Requirements

Definitions of Terms and Acronyms

References

Volume 2: Technical Appendices

Volume 2 consists of technical appendices and data that support and expand upon the information presented in Volume 1.

Volume 2 – Full Volume

Appendix A. Definitions of Terms and Acronyms

Appendix B. Equity, Social Vulnerability, and Environmental Justice

Appendix C. Emergency Management Accreditation Program

Appendix D. Plan Participants

Appendix E. Differences from Previous Plan and Crosswalk for Plan Reviewers

Appendix F. Emergency Proclamations and Disaster Declarations

Appendix G. Risk Assessment Methodology

Appendix H. Hazard Impact Rating

Appendix I. Risk Analysis Results

Appendix J. Status of Actions from Previous Plan

Appendix K. Hazard Events History

Appendix L. Mitigation Laws and Regulations

Appendix M. Basics of Local Mitigation Planning

Appendix N. Plan Integration

Appendix O. Potential Funding Sources

Appendix P. California Communities in NFIP and CRS

Appendix Q. State Investments in Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation

Appendix R. Mineral Hazards, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment

Appendix S. Summary Information on California Dams

Appendix T. Current State Landslide Hazard Mitigation Efforts

Appendix U. Document Change Log

References

Documents in Additional Languages (Listed A-Z)

2023 SHMP Primer:	2023 SHMP Executive Summary:
Chinese (Simplified)	Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)	Chinese (Traditional)
Eastern Armenian	Eastern Armenian
Hmong	Hmong
Korean	Korean
Spanish	Spanish
Tagalong	Tagalong
Vietnamese	Vietnamese

SHMP Webinar Series

• SHMP 101	• SHMP Extreme Heat
• SHMP Risk Assessment	• SHMP Drought
• SHMP Climate Overview	• SHMP Flooding
• SHMP Equity	• SHMP Earthquakes
• SHMP Wildfire	•SHMP Severe Wind, Weather, and Storms